Incoming Niigata governor says not to accept nuclear plant restart

Incoming Niigata governor says not to accept nuclear plant restart

Ryuichi Yoneyama reads a newspaper in the Japanese city of Uonuma on Oct. 17, 2016, the night after winning the gubernatorial election in Niigata Prefecture, home to the world's largest nuclear power plant. Yoneyama said he cannot accept the restart of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa complex on the Sea of Japan coast. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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